Sequoia looses icon files

[Seppi]

Hard- & Software: MacBook Pro 14", 2020 running Seqioia 15.7

Since Leopard days, I’m used to give files & folders special icons for better spotting their content.
But in Sequoia, there seems to be a problem with this: very often the OS looses the "Icon?" file (the custom icons are stored in the resource fork of this files).
Do other users have the same problem or is it just mine?
Thanks for a hint
jos

 

[Seppi]

Really no answer to that subject?? Seems that I have to find another forum to my question...
Sad
Jos

 

[bogdanw]

Not many people use custom icons. I have only one in macOS 15.7.4 and it's been in a folder in ~/Documents since 2014. It never disappeared and it was successfully copied and retained on external drives (HFS+ & exFat).

Quick Look might interfere with custom icons. You could try to empty the cache with

qlmanage -r cache

“How to Clear Quick Look Cache in Mac OS” https://osxdaily.com/2018/08/21/clear-quick-look-cache-mac/

 

[Seppi]

I have now found the culprit myself.
The following AppleScript command erases all "icon?" files.

tell front Finder window
try
update every item with necessity -- Update command is not for newer sytems above Monterey
end try
end tell

@bogdanw
Well, I have hundreds, if not thousends. Most folders or documents have one. It helps visualizing very quckly the content....
Seppi

 

[Patrice Brousseau]

Really no answer to that subject?? Seems that I have to find another forum to my question...
Sad
Jos

Happened to me sometimes at reboot for one of my external drive. All custom icons here for mounted ssd/hdd.